Author Alysia Shoemaker

Alysia is a Colorado native and beer writer for 303 Magazine. On the weekends she can be found at the latest bottle release or visiting the newest breweries Colorado has to offer. Alysia’s other passions include exploring the mountains but only when it’s warm, checking out dog parks and hunting for the best tacos in town. There is no show she won’t go to and no bookstore she won’t explore.

St. Patrick’s Day in the heart of Denver is a tradition. There is a parade, plenty of shenanigans along with whiskey and green beer that seems to flow freely from the tap. If you haven’t experienced it – it’s s...

It’s official we made it to March and around Denver that means it’s spring or as we like to refer to it, the return of craft beer festival season. Every weekend from here on out – you can expect to find all sor...

Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales has always done things its own way. From its beginning in the backroom of Former Future Brewing to its emergence as a player on the national craft beer scene, Black Proje...

In Colorado, Stout month has been a tradition for almost 25 years. It all started with the family of Mountain Sun Pubs – who dedicates the tap list to the best and the rarest of the style. In February, beer con...

S’mores for breakfast, rocks on a grill and steam so thick that you can't see who’s standing on the other side.
It was an interesting and snowy brew day at Wibby Brewing in Longmont for this year’s media col...

February can be a tough month. It’s not quite winter, it’s not really spring — and most people have lost their ambition when it comes to the New Year’s resolutions they were so vigorously attacking in January. ...

For those of you participating — and for those of you with more self-control than most — dry January is about to come to an end. It’s time to get back out into the world of beer, and what better way to get star...

I’ve been to a lot of breweries over the years, but there was something different about Saturday. Walking in the doors, I wasn't just a patron — I was part of a group participating in a first of its kind collab...

It’s easy to talk about the craft beer culture in Colorado and list off the fantastic brewers, beertenders and owners. But Colorado has something else that no other state can claim and that is the Brewtography ...

In the Colorado craft beer scene, it is not unusual for different breweries to get together and brew special one-time beers as a collaboration. The Collaboration Fest which is happening on March 31, 2018 is a f...

Craft beer been has become a culture all its own, and we have seen it first hand here in Denver. Just like with any other cultural takeover, certain things happen – you start seeing breweries digging into every...

The end of the year is coming, and that can only mean one thing – it’s time to reflect. This past year was nothing short of amazing and overwhelming for craft beer, not just Denver but Colorado as a whole. The ...